11:47 AM,
Nov. 14, 2012

Students hold signs last month during a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. The court heard the Fisher v. University of Texas case. The ruling is expected to focus on whether the consideration of race in admissions is constitutional.

Written by

Eric Weddle
eweddle@jconline.com

Purdue and Indiana universities are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to tread lightly in how it reviews affirmative action on college campuses.

The court is deliberating whether race should continue as a factor in college admissions or be struck down, a change that could alter the makeup of colleges across the country, higher education experts said.

A decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin is not expected until spring, but if the court reverses a 2003 landmark case that endorsed the use of race as a factor at a Michigan college, it could affect the demographics of future freshman ...